Offerings by the Israelis

1Later, the LORD instructeda Moses, 2“Tell the Israelis that 3when you enter the land where you’ll be living that I’m about to give you, you are to make an offering by fire to the LORD, either a burnt offering, a sacrificial offering to fulfill a vow, or a voluntary offering at the appointed time, to make a pleasing aroma to the LORD either from your cattle or from your flocks. 4The offeror is to bring the oblation to the LORD, containing one tenth of an ephahb of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with one fourth of a hinc of olive oil. 5Also prepare one fourth of a hind of wine for a drink offering or for the sacrifice of each lamb.

6“For a ram, prepare a grain offering consisting of two tenths of an ephahe of fine flour mixed with one third of a hinf of olive oil. 7Now as for your drink offering, offer one third of a hing of wine as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

8“When you prepare a bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or for peace offerings to the LORD, 9then the bullock is to be presented accompanied by a meal offering of three tenths of an ephahh of fine flour mixed with half a hini of oil.

10“As for drink offerings, offer half a hinj of wine, for an offering made by fire is a pleasing aroma to the LORD. 11Do this for each bullock, ram, male lamb, or goat. 12Depending on the number of offeringsk that you prepare, do for each one according to their number. 13Every native born person is to do these things, bringing an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”

Offerings by Resident Aliens

14“Now, if a resident alienl livesm with you, or whoever else is with you throughout your generations, let him make an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Just as you do, so is he to do. 15There is to be a single standard for your community, one statute for you and the resident alien who lives with you, a long lasting statute throughout your generations. Just as you do, so is the resident alien to do in the presence of the LORD. 16There is to be one law and one ordinance for you and for the resident alien who lives with you.”

Offerings on Entering the Land

17Then the LORD instructed Moses: 18“Tell the Israelis that when they enter the land that I’m about to bring you to, 19when you have eaten some of the bread that the land produces, you are to offer a raised offering to the LORD. 20You are to offer a cake made from the first of your bread dough as a raised offering to the LORD. Offer it as a raised offering right off your threshing floor. 21From then on, throughout your generations give the first of your bread dough to the LORD.”

Offerings for Inadvertent National Sin

22“Here’s what you are to don when you allo go astray and fail to observe all these commands that the LORD had spoken to Moses, 23including anything that the LORD commanded you by the authorityp of Moses, starting from the day the LORD commanded Moses and continuing through your generations. 24When anything is done without the knowledgeq of the congregation, the entire community is to offer one young bull for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, along with its meal and drink offerings offered according to procedure, and one male goat for a sin offering. 25Then the priest is to make atonement for the entire community of the Israelis, and they will be forgivenr for inadvertent sins. They are to bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD, as well as their sin offering, into the LORD’s presence on account of their error. 26Then the entire community of Israel will be forgiven, along with the resident alien who lives among them, since all the people will have sinned inadvertently.”

Offerings for Inadvertent Personal Sin

27“Now when one persons sins inadvertently, then he is to bring a one year old female goat for a sin offering. 28Then, in the LORD’s presence, the priest is to make atonement for the person who sinned inadvertently, that is, to make atonement on his behalf so he may be forgiven. 29You are to have a single law for the one who does things inadvertently, whether for the native-born Israeli or for the resident alien who lives among you.”

On Willful Sin

30“But if some person acts with a high hand, whether a native-born or a resident alien, he blasphemes God, and that person is to be eliminated from among his people. 31Because he has despised the law of the LORD and has broken his commands, that person is certainly to be eliminated. His iniquity will remain on him.”

32As it was when the Israelis were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and all the people. 34Then they confined him until it could be declared what should be done to him. 35Then the LORD told Moses, “The man is certainly to die. The entire community is to stone him to death outside the camp.” 36So the whole community brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones so that he died, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

On Garments and Reminders

37Later, the LORD instructed Moses, 38“Tell the Israelis that they are to make tassels at the edges of their garments throughout their generations and that they are to put a violet cord on the tassels at the edges of their garments. 39That way, when you see the tassel, you’ll remember all the commands of the LORD and you’ll observe them. Then you won’t seek your own interests and desirest that lead you to be unfaithful. 40Therefore, remember to observe all my commands and to be holy in the presence of your God. 41I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”